Thane guardian minister asks non-Covid hospitals, clinics to provide basic treatment to patients before they reach Covid facilities
By Ankita G Menon
PUBLISHED ON JUL 07, 2020 02:13 AM IST
In a special webinar with over 1,000 doctors on Monday, Thane guardian minister Eknath Shinde asked all private hospitals to admit symptomatic patients and provide necessary treatment before shifting them to Covid Hospitals to reduce the number of deaths.
Thane has been witnessing a spike from the past two weeks. On Monday, the total number of cases in the city surged to 10,602, after 268 more cases were reported, while the death toll went up to 397 after 14 more people died of Covid in Thane.
“As part of our initiative to provide better facilities, the Indian Medical Association’s Thane chapter provided us with 50 physicians and seven intensivists. We request all practitioners to start their clinics, as this will help in reducing the load on Covid-19 hospitals,” said Shinde, who is also the urban development minister of Maharashtra.
He also assured that doctors will be provided with all the necessary care if they contract the virus.
The webinar was also attended by housing minister Jitendra Awhad and Kalyan Member of Parliament (MP) Shrikant Shinde.
“The hot spots in Mumbra and Kalwa have noticed a decrease in the number of cases. We can adopt the Malegaon or Dharavi model to bring down the number of cases in other areas,” said Awhad during the webinar.
Full EC bench in Bengal to take stock of poll preparedness, law and order
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 09:35 AM IST
The poll panel, headed by chief election commissioner Sunil Arora and election commissioners Sushil Chandra and Rajiv Kumar landed in Kolkata on Wednesday afternoon
Nagaland: New ‘frontier district’ Noklak inaugurated
By Alice Yhoshü
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 09:21 AM IST
Noklak is located along the international boundary with Myanmar and connects India with other east and south east Asian countries
Row over Hindutva icon Veer Savarkar’s portrait in UP Legislative Council
By Rajesh Kumar Singh | Edited by Abhinav Sahay, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 09:07 AM IST
- A Congress MLC objected to Savarkar's portrait and termed it's inclusion in the gallery to be an insult to other freedom fighters, who he said, did not bow to the atrocities of the British during the freedom struggle.
Delhi likely to finish collecting samples for its fifth sero survey round today
By Anonna Dutt
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 08:43 AM IST
The city had seen its third and worst surge in Covid-19 cases in November. At its peak, 8,593 cases were recorded in a single day on November 11
Farmers’ agitation: Delhi borders continue to be closed at multiple points
By HT Correspondent | Edited by Smriti Sinha
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 08:33 AM IST
For borders shared between Delhi and Haryana, the routes passing through Singhu, Tikri, Auchandi, Piau Manyari and Saboli and Mangesh have continued to remain closed
Delhi’s air deteriorates slightly, set to improve today: IMD
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 08:19 AM IST
IMD has forecast that winds will continue to blow at high speeds on Thursday, allowing for an improvement in air quality
Mumbai court rejects bail plea of former BARC CEO in TRP case
By Charul Shah
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:53 AM IST
Dasgupta approached the sessions court after a magistrate’s court turned down his plea, observing that a probe of the case required that he be kept away from other accused and material witnesses.
Karnataka HC says anti-cow slaughter ordinance 'constitutionally valid'
ANI, Bengaluru
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:50 AM IST
A batch of petitions was filed by Mohammed Arif Jameel and others, challenging the constitutionality of the ordinance.
Savarkar’s portrait in Uttar Pradesh House triggers row
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:33 AM IST
The portrait at the picture gallery was inaugurated by Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday.
NCW chairperson meets UP DGP, discusses role of police in women safety
ANI, Lucknow
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 06:05 AM IST
The DGP apprised Sharma about the initiatives of the UP Police pertaining to the security of women, including a '112' emergency helpline number, Mission Shakti and the state police's Safe City Project.
‘Goli Maaro’ chants at BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari’s rally in Bengal
PUBLISHED ON JAN 21, 2021 05:56 AM IST
Condemning the incident, Bengal BJP’s chief spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya said the party “does not endorse it”. “Our party does not endorse it at all. People carrying the BJP flag cannot talk like that,” he told mediapersons in Kolkata.
After cabinet expansion, dissent brews in Karnataka BJP
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 05:52 AM IST
Basanagouda Ramanagouda Patil (Yatnal), the legislator from Bijapur City, on Wednesday targeted Yediyurappa by calling for an end to family-based politics in the BJP.
Front line workers, elderly may have to wait two extra weeks to get Covid jabs
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 04:58 AM IST
Since India launched one of the biggest immunisation campaigns to control the coronavirus disease on Saturday, Delhi has been able to vaccinate 12,853 health care workers so far.
Delhiwale: Meet Turkman’s Bhoora
By Mayank Austen Soofi
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 03:47 AM IST
Abandoned years before by his family, following a road accident in West Bengal that made him lose his leg, the bearded Mumtaz found a new home in Turkman Gate, where he also made a friend in Bhoora.
We will not shift the venue of the Republic Day tractor rally, farmers to police
UPDATED ON JAN 21, 2021 03:43 AM IST
The Delhi police had urged the farmers to either cancel the rally or shift it to the Kundali-Manesar-Palwal expressway on the periphery of the Capital. With this the second round of talks between the police and the farmers remained inconclusive on Wednesday.